Financial Aid at USA

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

6,979 students (78% of total 8,914 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of South Alabama (USA). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,989.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 97% of total 1,898 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,329.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of South Alabama, 6,979 undergraduate students (78% of total 8,914 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,989.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - USA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,97978% $62,730,895$8,989
Pell Grants3,38438% $20,246,059$5,983
Federal Student Loan4,21947% $45,775,926$10,850

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,849 beginning undergraduate students (97% of total 1,898 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of South Alabama. The average amount of aid received is $9,329.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - USA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,84997% --
Grants or Scholarships1,81796%$16,951,510$9,329
Federal Grants89247%$5,982,652$6,707
Pell Grants83644%$5,122,275$6,127
Other Federal Grants19710%$860,377$4,367
State/Local Grants583%$123,489$2,129
Institutional Grants1,76193%$10,845,369$6,159
Student Loan Aid98852%$11,217,874$11,354
Federal Student Loans95550%$9,899,189$10,366
Other Student Loans955%$1,318,685$13,881

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of South Alabama.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,060671$7,343,597$6,928
0-30,000346345$4,125,091$11,922
30,001-48,000180176$1,878,703$10,437
48,001-75,000177133$1,170,703$6,614
75,001-110,00013714$126,948$927
110,001 or more2203$42,152$192

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